 Sunday, December 24, 2006
Rocky Balboa
The Tank's old college buddy, Dino The Greek, sent him a welcome surprise e-mail about the opening night of the sixth installment of "Rocky" this past Wednesday, December 20.
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"Rocky Balboa AKA Rocky VI----phenomenal!!!!!
The ending was good. This movie ended the sequel on a high note. Thank God Sylvester Stallone made this movie or else the series would have ended on Rocky V.
The Theater was packed. People clapped screamed and cheered during the fight and clapped at the end of the movie. The ending was not predictable but if you are a diehard fan of the Rocky movies it would have made sense. Without spoiling the movie, contrary to rumors-Rocky did not die in this movie after the fight. Sylvester Stallone made this movie for the diehard fan of Rocky movies. Original music, fight match scene, training scene. Same type of beginning except and thank God for this they did not do a replay of what happened during the previous movie because Rocky V did not have much.
If you are a Rocky fan this is a must."
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The Tank Reflects on Dino's Review: I usually don't see movies opening weekend but Dino's review compelled me to watch it. I wrote notes but won't ruin it for you. As clips from previous movies showed, I reflected on priceless memories of watching previous "Rocky" installments with friends and family. Probably the most memorable was my then 11 year old brother and I (12 at the time) cheering on the Hulkster as "Thunderlips" in "Rocky II". This is the only time I didn't cheer for Rocky. The 17 year old usher tried to keep us quiet but we glared at him and he took his flashlight and quickly retreated to the back of the theater.
The magic of the "Rocky" movies is to fight back when you feel down and out. To quote the Philadelphia Poet, "It's not how hard you've been hit by life, it's how hard you hit back!"
Posted by The Tank fighting the good fight with guest review from Dino The Greek in NY. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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